All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public was 81.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Cook Islands, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Cook Islands is 81.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Cook Islands peaked at 84.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 63.3%, in 2016.
Cook Islands ranks 22nd of 116 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 84.3% | — |
| 2015 | 82.4% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 63.3% | -23.1% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +18.5% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | +8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.7% | 63.3% | 84.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 75.0% | 81.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
More education data for Cook Islands
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 903 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 113 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -4.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 355 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2167 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 921 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,824 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Cook Islands?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Cook Islands was 81.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.3% in 2016.
- How does Cook Islands rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Cook Islands ranks 22nd out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release